Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
inhering
present participle of inhere
Source: Wiktionary
In*here", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inhered; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhering.] Etym: [L. inhaerere; pref. in- in + haerere to stick, hang. See Hesitate.]
Definition: To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities. They do but inhere in the subject that supports them. Digby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.